Isuzu does not build many cars like the Isuzu Panther: a 5-door Station wagon / wagon / 2-door pickup truck with Petrol engine, built from 1991 to 2020 when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard.
The background
The Isuzu Panther (Also known as Isuzu Crosswind/Crosswind Sportivo) is a series of station wagons and pickup trucks manufactured by Isuzu from 1991 until 2020 mainly for the Southeast Asian market. The second generation Panther was also manufactured and marketed in India under the name Chevrolet Tavera, a name which is also used in Indonesia for the petrol version until 2005. It was developed together with General Motors as the "160 Project".
The model is suited to carrying large loads of passengers or cargo. It was developed to meet local conditions in terms of climate, roads and family structure as a durable vehicle. The Panther was also known in the Philippines and Vietnam as the Hi-Lander, later in the Philippines as the Crosswind.
The engineering
Under the skin sits Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1130-1240 kg. The gearbox is a 5-speed manual MSG5K / 4-speed automatic. The wheelbase is 2480 mm (SWB) / 2680 mm (LWB). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Where it sits in Isuzu's history is not in doubt: the Isuzu D-Max#RG / Isuzu D-Max (pickup truck) / Isuzu Traga (pickup truck) / Isuzu MU-X#RJ / Isuzu MU-X (SUV) followed it; it was built at Sunter, Jakarta. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Volvo 850, the Dodge Viper, the Opel Astra. Its Isuzu stablemates include the Isuzu Gemini and the 4000 Series Medium Duty.